SettingsPlugin

Read and Write Settings Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

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Shared Settings

Often you may need to share settings across your app installed on multiple device such as a watch. This is where shared settings and the fileName come into play.

FileName Parameter

Each method takes an additional parameter called fileName, which enables the setting to be stored a bit different on each platform.

• iOS: Specifies the SuiteName
• Android: Specifies the SharedPreferences Name
• UWP: Specifies the Container Name
• .NET 4.5: Does not apply

All you need to do is pass in a file name for any of the settings:

private static ISettings AppSettings =>
    CrossSettings.Current;

private const string WatchFile = "watch";

public static string UserName
{
  get => AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault(nameof(UserName), string.Empty, WatchFile); 
  set => AppSettings.AddOrUpdateValue(nameof(UserName), value, WatchFile); 
}

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